The Crankypants Tea Party
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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2020

The Crankypants Tea Party

By Barbara Bottner, Ale Barba (Illustrator)

Stuffed animals bicker at a tea party. Can peace be restored before the tea cools?

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40 pages
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Clarissa's tea party turns into chaos as her stuffed animals voice their grievances. Elephant's sticky, Rabbit's damp, Pig's torn, Monkey's tired, and Bear feels forgotten. Can Clarissa mend their friendships before the tea goes cold, or will the crankiness prevail? Discover if harmony can be restored in this whimsical tale of stuffed animal antics.

From the publisher

The Day the Crayons Quit meets Winnie the Pooh in this hilarious and tea-riffic illustrated picture book about stuffed animals who start bickering at their tea party. It’s tea time at Clarissa’s house, but her guests are not in the mood for a party: Elephant is upset about the ice cream Clarissa dropped on his head. Rabbit is still damp from being left outside. Pig has a rip that’s yet to be repaired. Monkey is miffed over being put to bed when he wasn’t even tired. Bear has been forgotten all week long. And, the stuffies declare, Clarissa thinks she’s Queen of the Universe! So instead of a tea party, Clarissa finds herself at a crankypants party! Can Clarissa and her stuffed animals make up before their tea gets cold, or will they continue to steep in their crankiness?

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Reading age
4–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD420L
Themes & topics
Books about animalsBooks about feelings and emotionsBooks about toysBooks about partiesBooks about social themes
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~2.9
F&P level
~L
Publication
Published
June 23, 2020
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781481459006

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